The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-11
HOLLADAY'S WILL PROTESTED
The Hawaiian Furry Quieted Down
Alleged Railroad South to the Columbia.

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istry is in complete control, and it j:
said that the chief interest centers in
the first election under the new con
stitution. The new constitutional
party has already had q number OF
caucuses and placed in nomination
candidates for mobiles and representa-
tives. OF the nominations thus far
made nearly all are men Of property
and old residents OF the island, but
generally of American birth and
parentage.
Just prior to the sailing OF the
australia f. III. Hayselden, soD-in-
law of ex-premier Gibson, was arrest
ed on charge of forgery.
A STILL PREVALENT DROUGHT.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-The telegraph
wires crossing the vast area of conn
try that has been parching and black
ening for want OF rain, brought only
news of despair this morning, and
now messages received from all the
different sections show that the out
look is even worse than it was twen-
four hours before.
BONDS OFFERED FOR REDEMPTION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - Twenty
five million dollars in four and a
half per cent. bonds were offered 80
the treasury to-day at figures rang
ing from S1.10 to SLIP.
A FULL HAND.
New YORK, Aug. l0.-Prince De.
vawongse and four little Siamese
princes, with their suite, left this city
this morning on the Albany day line
boat, from the foot Of Twenty second
street. From Albany they will go to
Niagara Falls, and thence across the
continent to San Francisco, stopping
at O few principal cities en- route.
At San Francisco the party separates,
prince Devawongse with the four lit
tie princes going to Siam, and the
Siamese minister and snite returning
to London.
THE TERMS OF CONTROL.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The Times
says that the Cincinnati people are
intent on keeping the control of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton road
at home and having it managed as a
local enterprise. They asked, finally,
what sort of a proposition would be
satisfactory to Ives. He told them at
once and they accepted what he die
tated. He agreed TO resign and have
his friends resign from the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton Office and
give Cincinnati official control at once
on condition that Cincinnati brokers
should raise all the money needed 90
take up his bonds.
FILED A PROTEST
PORTLAND, Ogn., Aug. l0.-This af-
ternoon Messrs. Mitchell, Dement, K
Wilcox. attorneys for Mrs. Esther
Holiday, widow Of the late Ben Hol-
laday, filed a protest in the county
court against probating the deceased's Is
will dated September, 1875.
NORTHERN RAILROAD RUMoRs.
PoRT TOWNSEND, w. t. For
several weeks past a movement has
been quietly taking place among GER
tain wealthy parties and representa-
tives of several noted capitalists OF
San Francisco and Sacramento who
were and have been interested in Pa
cific coast railroads for years. Fol.
lowing is the progress made thus fa'
in the proposed establishment o! a
railroad from the straits OF San Jnau
de Fuca to the Columbia river.
Correspondence for some time has
been going on between California par,
ties and influential citizens OF Puge:
Sound relating to the system referred
to. Recently one of the wealthiest
citizens of Washington territory left
for San Francisco to confer with the
railroad men. This conference was
so satisfactory to the Californians
that they dispatched representatives
| to Washington territory for the pur.
pose of ascertaining the feasibility oI
building and operating a railroad
taking the line along the coast.
A great deal of pains has beeI
taken to keep the whole affair a pro
found secret Articles of incorpora
ton have, however, been under con
sideration by interested parties, will
the capital placed at S3,O00,000
divided in small shares. The valu,
of these shares has not been decided
upon. A desirable tract Of land
fronting on Port Townsend bay, il
being favorably looked upon by thu
railroads 6s a terminal point.
\ The line will run, as now proposed
southwest of Port Townsend, to tn,
west of Hoods canal, where a NOR,
southerly course will be takel
through Mason county. The SatsoI
railroad will be crossed near Monte
sano, thence heading almost directl,
; south. The lumber district OF Che
halls county will be penetrated. ant
sawmills will then be afforded an op
portunity of shipping lumber direc
, to the port OF entry, where quicl
, dispatch will be afforded vessels il
!. carrying cargoes from the sound.
Il The next county the railroad twill
ipass through is Lewis. The mount
aims in this county will afford abun
5 dance of coal, which has never hat
facilities of being worked. The roa,
will for the present, terminate at o
' near Kalama. A line of steamboat
will be run both on Puget sound an,
: the Columbia river, grain not onl
e from the districts through which tn
: railroad will pass, but from the in
land empire, will be transported dow
Il the Columbia river by the o. II. & \